Category: Europe
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The Europa Park Story: From Wagons To Water Coasters
Europa Park, often referred to as Europe’s Disneyland, is one of the top amusement parks in the world. Located in the small village of Rust in Germany, this park truly rivals Disney and Universal’s best. But how exactly did such a small village come to be home to the largest theme park in Germany. Well,…
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How to Save Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is not having its best year. In fact, the popularity of Blackpool Pleasure Beach has been in decline for a while now. The general consensus is that the current state of the park just isn’t acceptable. We covered the park’s issues in detail in a video we posted earlier this year but…
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The Dark Secrets of Berlin’s Communist Theme Park
Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a city with a complex history. Devastated and divided after World War Two, the city was split in two by the Berlin Wall. Western Germany was formed by the Western allies, America, Britain and France and Eastern Germany were part of the Soviet sector. Following German reunification in 1990,…
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U.K. Theme Parks are BAD!
Considering the size of the country, the U.K. has a fairly large amount of theme parks, ranging from the kid friendly to the more thrill orientated. However, unlike in North America and Europe, not one of these parks in my opinion can be considered truly world class. Now, this isn’t to say there aren’t some…
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The History of The Haunted House & Duel at Alton Towers
The idea of building a Haunted House attraction at Alton Towers came about, in 1990, when Alton Towers realised that the perception of the park was that it was a place for teens and young adults. Park management wanted to come up with a way of attracting more families to the park, aware of the…
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Top 5 Rides at Isla Magica
Located in Seville, Spain, Isla Magica opened in 1997 and was built on the former grounds of the 1992 World’s Fair. The park itself is built around a large lake and is split into six themed areas based on the discoveries of the 16th and 17th centuries. Although not a particularly huge park, its beautiful…
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Top 5 Rides at Ferrari Land
Ferrari Land opened at PortAventura World in 2017 and cost more than 100 million euros. Located on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain, this park offers a fun mix of indoor simulators and outdoor attractions. Themed of course to Ferrari cars, Ferrari Land doesn’t have too many attractions to pick from, however what it lacks…
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Top 5 Rides at PortAventura
PortAventura is located on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. PortAventura is the most visited theme park in Spain, attracting, on average, 3.5 million guests a year. The resort also includes a water park, five hotels, an RV Park and a convention centre. The park originally opened in 1995. The Tussauds group, which owned 40%…
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Symbolica- The Greatest Dark Ride in Europe
Symbolica opened at Efteling on July 1st 2017. This trackless dark ride cost 35 million euros, making it the most expensive attraction to ever be built at the park. Efteling, located in the Netherlands, became the world famous theme park we love today on the back of its beautiful attractions based on the artwork of Anton…
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Our Top 5 Theme Parks in Europe
Europe is full of incredible theme parks, which has made trying to decide on our five favourites a difficult task. However, after much deliberation, we have been able to finalise and order our ranking of our five favourite theme parks in Europe. 5. Energylandia Energylandia, located in the small town of Zator in Southern Poland,…